November 18, 2020 Among NGOs attending the SCCR 40, there are clear opposite views of what should be done by the SCCR right now. The rightholders (collective societies and producers) say things are fine, they just need more licensing opportunities.… Continue Reading →
KEI filed these comments today with USTR on its 2024 Special 301 list. KEI-Special301comments-30jan2024
On Monday, 27 November 2023, Brazil delivered the following general statement at WIPO’s Thirty-First Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. The statement was delivered by Ambassador Guilherme Patriota, one of the architects of WIPO’s Development Agenda. General… Continue Reading →
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites delegates attending the Special Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore to a side event on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. The details… Continue Reading →
On the fourteenth of June, the European parliament passed sweeping legislation on the regulation of artificial intelligence. The parliament’s position was backed with an overwhelming majority of 499 votes in favor and 28 against, with 93 abstentions. The legislation, which… Continue Reading →
KEI-USPTO-fees18may2023 Testimony of James Love Representing Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) regarding the opportunities to use differential USPTO fees to achieve additional social objectives USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed Patent Fee Schedule May 18, 2023 Introduction… Continue Reading →
On Thursday, 16 March 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the future work of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). KEI encourages the SCCR to include in its future work, the topics of… Continue Reading →
I’m in a two day meeting in Geneva on new approaches to affordable monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and it made me think of a provision found in some bills that have been proposed or introduced in the U.S. Congress to force… Continue Reading →
What is the role of model laws in norm setting for intellectual property? DATE: Tuesday, 14 March 2023 TIME: 18:00 to 20:00 VENUE: Room B CONVENER: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) cordially invites you to attend our… Continue Reading →
In 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has elected to continue conducting its Special 301 Review process virtually, with no in-person hearing, as in the years prior to 2020. In this virtual process, after stakeholders have submitted… Continue Reading →
The text of 1971 Berne Convention Appendix on Special Provisions Regarding Developing Countries is available here: (html) These are excerpts from the records of the 1971 diplomatic conference where the Appendix was discussed: Views of governments and NGOs on the… Continue Reading →